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Recent content by irish52084

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    Fighting dirty?

    I don't know how many of us have thought about this, so I thought I'd bring it up. How hard and dirty are you willing to fight in a street fight? Do you adjust your level of "fight" based on perceived threat? Are you unwilling to fight dirty? Do you train to fight or defend yourself with...
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    Back up guns?

    I never really considered carrying a BUG, but a recent conversation got me thinking about it and I might give it a try. The closest thing to a BUG for me is my CZ82 right now, but it's a bit large and heavy for BUG duty. Any suggestions for a smaller, lighter option? I'd like to keep the...
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    Situational awareness and how I failed at it.

    Wednesday, I think it was Wednesday, I was at the South Hill mall in Puyallup with a friend to grab some stuff for my sons birthday party and get some lunch. We both ordered our food and waited for our orders to be called when I hear this lady saying "Sir, sir, hey". I thought she was about to...
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    CZ competent gunsmith?

    Looking for a semi local smith to do a carry trigger job and maybe swap some springs for my CZ and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I'm just trying to avoid shipping costs and waiting longer to get my pistol back if I send it to CZcustom. On a related note, anybody know...
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    Might be moving the SC and have some questions.

    I might be moving to SC from WA in the next year or so, not very likely, but I figure I should ask my questions now just in case. I would like to know the general laws on OC and CC in South Carolina. Can I OC without a license or permit? Is SC a shall issue state for a concealed carry? Being...
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    Dry fire practice

    I was hoping some of you might be able to point me in the proper direction for some dry fire drills. How important are snap caps for dry fire practice? Any specific drills I should be looking for?
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    S&W Revolvers, anybody a revolver guru?

    I'm not much of a revolver guy and a few days ago I saw a S&W lady smith model 60 and I liked it. I liked it enough, that I'm contemplating a small revolver in 357. I was wondering if there is a regular model 60 or is it just the lady smith that has the nicer wood grip with a place for my...
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    lady smith model 60

    In the hopefully not too distant future, I would like to get a j frame revolver in 357 and I saw a lady smith model 60 and really liked the look of it. I have no experience with j frames or the lady smith in general and was hoping I might get some feedback on them. I was originally thinking of a...
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    seat belt carry?

    I noticed over the last few weeks that when I sit in my car I can't draw my pistol very easily. I started messing around with a few ideas for changing my mode of carry while seated in my car, and the easiest thing I came up with was to use my paddle holster over the seat belt in a cross draw...
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    Brother buying his first pistol

    So, my older brother is getting a divorce and wants to buy a pistol for concealed carry. I'm trying to get him to join me in open carrying, but that may take some convincing. He's about 6'5 tall and he's of medium build or about 200-215 lbs with large hands. He's never shot a handgun before, but...
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    First OC tonight

    I finally open carried tonight. I went to the safeway on 72nd and portland ave in tacoma to get some steaks for dinner. I was nervous about going because when I got there it was really busy. in the end, I don't think anyone even noticed with the exception of one guy who seemed like he wanted to...
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    Carrying while jogging?

    I recently got a dog, Rottweiler German shepherd mix, and I want to carry a pistol while I jog with him late at night. My problem is, I don't have any idea what type of holster would work well for me. I want to carry my glock 32, but I suppose I could carry my CZ 82 if it made any difference...
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    gunsmithing on a carry weapon?

    I've been thinking of doing some work on my pistols and just wondered if many other people tune their guns for carry? I'm thinking of a trigger-job for my cz sp-01 and glock 32. I have a cz82 as well, but I'm not real sure what kind of work I can do with it yet. I plan on duracoating it later...
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    Revolver advice

    I know pretty much nothing about revolvers, so help me out. I'm thinking of getting a 4inch 357 revolver for a car gun, but I'm not sure what models I should be looking at or how to tell if one is mechanically sound if I buy a used one. I saw a used S&W 686 stainless going for $475 and thought...
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    Ammo and holster suggestion for glock 32 357Sig

    I gave in to temptation and bought a glo32 357Sig, now what ammo to use? I'm initially thinking Speer Gol Dot 125 grain, as I have used their 115 and 124 +p in 9mm and like it. How about federals new hst loads? Anyone used the cor-bon loads with the dpx bullets or hornady's xtp? What about...
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